Cap and lining for point-bands of hubs



(No Model.)

J. MARIS. GAP AND LINING FOR POINTBANDS 0F uss.

Patented 11113 29 for",

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JARED MARIS, or LEBANON, OHIO.

CAP AND LINING FOR POINT-BANDS OF HUBS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 433,250, dated July 29, 1890.

Application filed May 81,1890. Serial No. 353,699. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JARED MARIs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lebanon, in the county of lVarren and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvem ent in Caps and Linin for Point-Bands, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in caps and linings for point-bands of hubs; and it consists in a novel form of blank for such caps and in a novel method of combining the cap and band.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of one form of blank from which my improved caps may be made. Fig. 2 is a view of a modified form of blank. Fig. is a longitudinal section of a point-band having one of my im' proved caps attached; Fig. at, a longitudinal section of a portion of a hub having one of my improved caps applied thereto; Fig. 5, an end View of a hub with one of my caps attached, and which in its simplest form consists of an annular disk such as is represented in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

Another form of blank is represented in Fig. 2, in which the blank is provided with any desired number of radial ears or lugs a, which serve to hold the completed cap in position, as will be more fully explained hereinafter. The inner edge of the blank is slitted to form ears or lugs a and segmental pieces (t the former affording means for securing the cap to the hub.

B is a point-band, preferably held in position upon the hub by means of ribs or barbs 2), thereby avoiding the necessity of making holes through the band. All of the project ing parts of the blank may be struck from material which would otherwise go as scrap, thus enabling the blank to be made with the projections without increasing the cost of the cap. The blank is spun on forms or drawn in dies into the desired shape. When the form of blank shown in Fig. 1 is employed, the cap having been placed over the end band, the outer edge of the blank is turned inward by machines over the otherwise rear edge of the point-band, thereby securing the cap in position without the use of nails or other objectionable fastening devices. XV hen the ma chinery for turning down the unbroken edge is not at hand, the form of blank shown in Fig. 2 may be preferred, as the lugs a. can be easily bent over the edge of the pointrban'd without special mechanism for the purpose. These lugs may be made fast to the band by solder, but preferably extend somewhat into the space bounded by the band, and they will then be firmly gripped between the band and the wooden portion of the hub when the band is placed in position.

C is a gasket, of rubber or other pliable material, interposed between the flange and the hub and serving to protect the latter from water and oil, both of which are destructive to the hub. \Vhen the band is in position, the lugs ct are secured by screws or nails to the end of the hub.

The cap and lining, being madein dies, do not vary in their proportions, but the hubs being turned are liable to vary, and the distance which different hubs extend into the bands may vary an eighth of an inch or more. If the internal flange of the lining is made integral, it cannot be made fast to the end of the hub, which is short, without danger of breaking the flange or causing the cap and lining to buckle, unless a packing is used. The divided flange is sufficiently adjustable to meet all ordinary contingencies of this kind. A compressible gasket also afiords a means of effecting this adjustment, and may be used with or without the divided flange.

Other methods of fastening the flange to the hub may be employed, or the cap may be held in place by the lugs a without other fastening.

I claim- 1. The combination, with a point-band for wheel-hubs, of a cap having its rear edge turned over the rear edge of the point-band, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination, with a point-band for wheel-hubs, of a cap and lining adapted to take over the front edge of the band and having its rear edge turned over the rear edge thereof, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination, with a point-band, of a cap and lining adapted to take over the front edge of the band and having lugs taking over the rear edge of the band, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4.. The combination, with a point-band, of

a cap and lining adapted to take over the front edge of the band and provided with a divided flange, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 7

5. The combination, with a point-banal, of a cap and lining having its rear edge bent over the rear edge of the band and provided with inwardly-projecting lugs adapted to engage with the end of the hub, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. The combination, with a point-band, of a cap and lining adapted to take over the front edge of the band, having inwardly-projecting lugs adapted to engage with the end of the hub, and lugs adapted to take over the rear edge of the band, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

7.The combination, with a wheel-hub, of a point-band, a cap and lining therefor having an inwardly-projecting flange, and a compressible gasket between the flange and the hub, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

8. The combination, With a Wheel-hub, of a point-band, a cap and lining therefor having a divided inwardly-projecting flange, and a compressible gasket between the flange and the hub, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

9. The combination, with a wheel-hub, of a band B, having inwardly-projecting ribs or barbs b, and a cap or lining having lugs a, adapted to take over the rear edge of the band and hold the caps against displacement, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

10. A blank for coverings for point-bands, consisting of an annular strip of metal having lugs extending radially from its outer edge, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

11. A blank for coverings for point-bands, consisting of an annular strip of metal having lugs extending radially from its outer edge and having its inner edge slitted, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

JARED MARIS. Vitnesses:

AUGUST F. I-IERBsLEB,

JAMES NEWTON RAMSEY. 

